February Literary Salon: Love & Hate
February’s Literary Salon, led by local author, Sadeqa Johnson, will focus on “Love and Hate" and will be held at the Patrick Henry Pub and Grille.
February’s Literary Salon, led by local author, Sadeqa Johnson, will focus on “Love and Hate" and will be held at the Patrick Henry Pub and Grille.
Poet Naomi Shihab Nye has said “poems hide. What we have to do is live in a way that lets us find them.” Poems or stories may be hiding near you right now—in newspapers and magazines, or in historic documents a few clicks away. Whether you collage fragments from many documents to make a found […]
For this month's Literary Salon, James River Writers and the Poe Museum are excited to host Ashley Hawkins, Executive Director of Studio 23. Ashley views S23 as her ultimate creative expression: a balance of her passions for organization building, dreaming big, and art making. Ashley holds a BFA in Painting and Printmaking and a Masters’ of […]
Many new writers are given the advice “to write what you know.” Yet, if you limit your writing to what you know, your stories, poems, or articles can become stilted and, just as importantly, you can become bored before you ever create the masterpiece you dream about. To fully engage your imagination and your audience, […]
On November 16, James River Writers and The Poe Museum welcome you back to the grand tradition of the literary salon —an intimate gathering centered around an inspiring host to “inform, educate, & delight.”* Each evening features discussion with an expert creative and allows for dynamic interaction among participants. Whatever your genre or art, this […]
Writing about scientific topics presents authors with particular struggles—from finding reputable sources to properly conveying complicated information without losing one's audience. How can a writer make sure they are interpreting their sources correctly while also expressing scientific information within its proper context? During the next Literary Salon, Dr. Kelly Lambert, a behavioral neuroscientist, will lead a group […]
James River Writers and The Poe Museum welcome you back to the grand tradition of the literary salon —an intimate gathering centered around an inspiring host to “inform, educate, & delight.”* Each evening features discussion with an expert creative and allows for dynamic interaction among participants. Whatever your genre or art, this will be a great way […]
First-person historical interpretation is a powerful and impactful teaching tool for groups of all ages, and is an effective way of engaging modern students with aspects of the past which can be difficult to grasp. Composing accurate scripts presents different challenges, particularly if the subject is a person who had been historically silenced. In this Literary Salon, […]
See Richmond CultureWorks for other literary events in the area.